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Baltimore (/ˈbɔːltɪmɔːr/ BAWL-tim-or, locally: /bɔːldəˈmɔːr/ bawl-da-MOR or /ˈbɔːlmər/ BAWL-mər) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland[a] in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about 40 miles (64 km) north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526.

Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonists from the Province of Maryland established the Port of Baltimore in 1706 to support the tobacco trade with Europe, and established the Town of Baltimore in 1729. The first printing press and newspapers were introduced to Baltimore by Nicholas Hasselbach and William Goddard respectively, in the mid-18th century.

The Battle of Baltimore was a pivotal engagement during the War of 1812, culminating in the failed British bombardment of Fort McHenry, during which Francis Scott Key wrote a poem that would become "The Star-Spangled Banner", which was eventually designated as the American national anthem in 1931. During the Pratt Street Riot of 1861, the city was the site of some of the earliest violence associated with the American Civil War.

Shangnan-the cover of the Great Qinling Mountains, also known as "Lucheng", has a long history, picturesque, exquisite and handsome, beautiful ecology, rich heritage, is a natural oxygen bar in China, the southeast gate of Shaanxi, the only 5A scenic spot in southern Shaanxi-Jinsi Grand Canyon is located here. Shangnan, the famous hometown of Chinese tea and famous tea in China, the best cultural and eco-tourism county in China, the natural oxygen bar in China, the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art, the most beautiful county in China, and the famous eco-tourism county in the western region, it is known as the "Pearl of Southern Shaanxi" and "Qinling cover". Its national geographical indication product "Shangnan Tea" and rich cultural and ecological tourism have made it increasingly prosperous, and its county seat is known as "the most beautiful county seat in the Qinling Mountains". Shangnan, located at the southern foot of the eastern part of Qinling Mountains and on the north slope of Dabashan Mountain, belongs to the Han Dynasty in the Yangtze River Basin.
Travel Notes In Shangnan County